Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
2006 only
2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx have 254 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Electric power steering motor and module, typically surfacing around 85,900 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2006 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Chevrolet Malibu Maxx report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2006 only
Median onset: 85,900 miles.
Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Median onset: 82,855 miles.
Median onset: 116,500 miles. 2.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Median onset: 118,000 miles.
Median onset: 69,789 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
Median onset: 158,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 122,472 miles. 16.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 68,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2006 model year. See the full Chevrolet Malibu Maxx report for every year and full specs/safety data.